Boss Tenor

by Gene Ammons

Boss Tenor cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1960
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:28
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The tenor saxophonist eschewed frantic bebop tempos in favor of deeply grooving, blues-oriented balladry alongside pianist Tommy Flanagan and conga player Ray Barretto. The incorporation of subtle Afro-Cuban percussion into the rhythm section proved highly influential to the emerging soul-jazz idiom.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Hittin' The Jug (8:28)
  2. Close Your Eyes (3:40)
  3. My Romance (4:13)
  4. Candian Sunset (5:21)
  5. Blue Ammons (4:53)
  6. Confirmation (5:22)
  7. Savoy (3:31)

Credits

  • Gene Ammons - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Doug Watkins - bass
  • Ray Barretto - congas
  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
  • LeRoi Jones - liner notes
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Desmond Carter - written-by
  • H. M. Tennent - written-by
  • Rodgers & Hart - written-by
  • Eddie Heywood - written-by
  • Norman Gimbel - written-by
  • Charlie Parker - written-by
  • Bill Doggett - written-by
  • Lucky Millinder - written-by

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